Dexia Asset Management – leading the way in SRI

At Dexia AM, we are convinced that companies should carefully manage the relations with their stakeholders and adapt their business models to long term, global sustainability trends. We believe that these sustainable companies are the ones that minimise risks and maximise opportunities.

They are the companies that drive sustainable growth and that in the long run will perform better than the market. And that is why we are a long standing promoter of SRI. We want to give investors the chance to benefit from financially sound portfolios with exposure to the leading sustainable companies, and thus allow them to contribute as responsible investors to a sustainable future.

• [12/12/11] Dexia Asset Management appoints Cécile de Lasteyrie as Head of SRI DevelopmentCécile de Lasteyrie has been appointed Head of SRI Development of Dexia Asset Management (Dexia AM) as of December 2011. She will be the ambassador for Dexia AM’s expertise in Sustainable & Responsible Investing (SRI) and help in defining the company’s SRI strategy in coordination with the Global Head of SRI, Isabelle Cabie, and her team of SRI analysts.
• [08/12/11] Climate Change Analysis in light of Durban climate negotiations The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is taking place in Durban from 28th November to 9th December 2011. It brings together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society. This major event is an opportunity to reiterate the central role of Climate Change within Dexia AM’s SRI analysis.
• [27/10/11] Our "Best in Class" analysis: focus on Nestlé SA Dexia AM has an innovative SRI approach to select companies with both a responsible approach to their stakeholders and a business model capable of meeting global sustainability trends.
• [12/10/11] Dexia AM’s SRI fund quality reconfirmed by Novethic labelFor the third year in a row, Dexia Asset Management has been awarded the Novethic SRI label across all asset classes.  
  Novethic has awarded its SRI labels to 18 of Dexia Asset Management’s (Dexia AM) investment products, across their SRI fund range.

• [05/10/11] Message from the CEOFollowing Dexia Group’s announcement of an orderly restructuring of the Group,   isolating Dexia’s financial legacy portfolio from the profitable operational activities and the client franchise, we can assure that Dexia Asset Management continues its business as usual.